Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,266 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Buffalo Soldiers in Skagway, Alaska (1899-1902)
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National Baptist Convention (1895- )
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Grand Rapids Uprising (1967)
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Chicot County Race War of 1871

Explore Global African History

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Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (1928- )
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Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 1958- )
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Henri Salvador (1917-2008)
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Sultanate of Sokoto (Sokoto Caliphate)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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African America’s First Protest Meeting: Black Philadelphians Reject the American Colonization Society Plans for Their Resettlem
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
African in Golconda, India, 17th century
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Islam and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World
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Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb: African Americans and the Campaign for a Nuclear-Free World, 1945-

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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